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Inspired by this puzzle where an oppogram was defined as an anagram of opposites

For example:

$\color{blue}{ratify }\space\color{red}{smart}\space\color{green}{peace}\rightarrow\color{blue}{deny}\space\color{red}{slow}\space\color{green}{war} = \color{red}{W}\color{green}{a}\color{blue}{yne}\text{'}\color{red}{s}\space\color{green}{W}\color{red}{o}\color{green}{r}\color{red}{l}\color{blue}{d}$

The following three oppograms are linked by a common author:

  • Order from nothing
  • Wild whole no
  • Received low out

Of what are they oppograms?

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    $\begingroup$ @ABcDexter other way around - opposite of each word first, then anagram the group of three words. then each anagrammed thing is connected by a single other thing. $\endgroup$
    – question_asker
    May 2, 2016 at 14:50
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    $\begingroup$ @ABcDexter first we find antonyms then we perform rearangement $\endgroup$
    – Jonathan Allan
    May 2, 2016 at 14:50
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    $\begingroup$ Hopefully this will encourage more, but tougher ones :) $\endgroup$
    – Jonathan Allan
    May 2, 2016 at 14:55
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    $\begingroup$ Yes, absolutely, we all love anagrams, dont we :D $\endgroup$
    – ABcDexter
    May 2, 2016 at 14:56
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    $\begingroup$ @ABcDexter Seedy Wo! $\endgroup$
    – Khale_Kitha
    May 2, 2016 at 15:03

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The author is:

Stephen King

Oppograms:
Order from nothing:

Mess to all -> Salem's Lot

Wild whole no:

Tame part yes -> Pet sematary

Received low out:

Sent high in -> The Shining

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The common author is

Stephen King

Order from nothing:

mess to all = "Salem's lot"

Wild whole no:

Tame part yes = "Pet Sematary"

Received low out:

Sent high in = "The Shining"

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  • $\begingroup$ Ah you beat me to it! Well done :) $\endgroup$
    – Wu33o
    May 2, 2016 at 14:51
  • $\begingroup$ Sorry, I accepted @Wu33o's since he beat you to Order from nothing. But well done! $\endgroup$
    – Jonathan Allan
    May 2, 2016 at 14:57

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